#*insert that dialogue between Dionysus and Apollo where Apollo says he might be have pretty hair but he also has arrows*
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"Also, some criticize 'pretty Apollo', the epithet given to Apollo, on the grounds that exoleti* were called pulchri by ancient writers: in Lucilius too in fact Apollo is unwilling to be called pretty (pulcher)."
– Servius' commentary on Aeneid 4. 3.119 (trans. J. L. Butrica)
*Exoleti - a class of male lovers/prostitutes in ancient Rome
#Apollo#posting this because i love that “pretty” (pulcher) was considered his epithet#because the word pulcher was associated with the exoleti#some found it inappropriate for it to be applied to Apollo#buuut Virgil uses it for Apollo anyway lol#i mean Apollo is a god#the negative connotations behind the word wouldn't affect him practically in any way#he is pretty and untouchable#*insert that dialogue between Dionysus and Apollo where Apollo says he might be have pretty hair but he also has arrows*#servius#quotes#mine
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